úreltur

Icelandic

Etymology

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Adjective

úreltur (comparative úreltari, superlative úreltastur)

1. obsolete, out of date, out-of-date, archaic

   Þessi föt eru svo úrelt.

   These clothes are so obsolete.

See also

• gamaldags
• ganga sér til húðar (to be worn out, to become obsolete)
• púkó
• ryðgenginn
• úrsérgenginn

Further reading

• “úreltur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)